Chris Webb attended the 2024 Paris Olympics, half the reason being to be a swim fan and watch the best swim meet in the world. The other half was in a coaching role, as he is the head coach of GAIN Swimming, a dryland program that over the years, has worked with many prestigious club teams. Notably, Webb currently works closely with Sarasota Sharks, specifically Summer McIntosh. Webb told SwimSwam about his experience both in Paris and working with top level athletes through GAIN Swimming.
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Great insight and humility from a great guy. Thanks, Webb.
When is Summer graduating and what will happen then?
That’s a good question. I believe she turns 18 this year, so I would guess graduating high school this year. Not sure if she goes to public school or some alternative though.
I don’t believe she’s eligible for the NCAA at this point, although the rules for that seem to be influx pretty regularly. At this point, I would guess she stays in Sarasota with Brent no matter what. It seems like her swimming career is the #1 priority at this point.
She needs to find a pro group. Post hs swimming with a bunch of hs teenagers just doesn’t work for more than a yr or so. . Phelps went to Michigan for that reason.
Wouldn’t surprise me if with Summer’s success Brent gets offered a job high up in Swimming Canada, both as a testament to his accomplishments and so he can keep coaching Summer past her aging out of Sarasota.
It worked really well the past 2 years and is one of the reasons Summer and her family chose Sarasota Sharks, to be in a healthy environment in her teen years. Her Mom did say Summer likes variety, so she could very well move on in another year or two. The current arrangement has benefitted both Summer and Coach Arckey immensely, as his star is also rising.
She does online school and has one course left to complete I think.
She’s stated a few times that she’s not doing NCAA.
I wouldn’t be surprised if she stays in Sarasota for one more year as a transition year and then they figure out what to do next. Her career seems to have been very carefully and thoughtfully managed so far so I’m sure her and her team have a plan in mind.
She turned 18 last month. No NCAA plans. She’s going to continue to be a pro swimmer.
The media report after olympics did mention that she’ll just have two courses this fall for completing high school requirements.